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Hari bol means

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"Haribol means"

Lectures

Sri Caitanya-caritamrta Lectures

Hari bol means "the sound of Hari, or the Lord." Hari bol. So whenever there was some greeting, Caitanya Mahāprabhu used to answer, raising His hands, "Hari bol."


Prabhupāda: So Caitanya Mahāprabhu's special feature, as you see in the picture, He would simply raise His hands and ask anybody to chant "Hare Kṛṣṇa, Hare Kṛṣṇa." And people will . . . in the crowd, they will also respond to Lord Caitanya. So in this way, at Benares He was enjoying.

bāhu tuli' prabhu bale—bala hari hari
hari-dhvāṇī kare loka svarga-martya bhari'
(CC Adi 7.159)

And the sound of "Hare Kṛṣṇa, Haribol," that become . . . according . . . there are two slogans. One Hare Kṛṣṇa, Hare Kṛṣṇa, and another, short, is Haribol, Haribol. You can practice also that. Haribol.

Devotee: Haribol.

Prabhupāda: Yes. Haribol. That is a shortcut of Hare Kṛṣṇa. Yes. Haribol. Haribol means "the sound of Hari, or the Lord." Haribol. So whenever there was some greeting, Caitanya Mahāprabhu used to answer, raising His hand, "Haribol."

bāhu tuli' prabhu bale—bala hari hari
hari-dhvāṇī kare loka svarga-martya bhari'
(CC Adi 7.159)
loka nistāriyā prabhura calite haila mana
vṛndāvane pāṭhāilā śrī-sanātana
(CC Adi 7.159)

Now, and at this time Sanātana Gosvāmī arrived to see Caitanya Mahāprabhu after retirement from his government service. So He taught him for two months about the science of devotion and the principles of devotion. We have discussed to a certain extent, and we shall again discuss.

Caitanya Mahāprabhu taught personally Sanātana Gosvāmī what is Kṛṣṇa—what is Kṛṣṇa, what is Kṛṣṇa consciousness, what is the position of the living entity, what is this world. All these things He has very nicely taught Sanātana Gosvāmī. And Sanātana Gosvāmī and Rūpa Gosvāmī, these two brothers are authorities of the disciplic succession of Caitanya Mahāprabhu.

Page Title:Hari bol means
Compiler:Visnu Murti
Created:2016-04-12, 10:45:19
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